Academic Resources
From Gameful
International Journal of Computer Game Research
Eludamos (Journal for Computer Game Culture)
Man, Play, and Games - Roger Callois
Journal of Cyberpsychology, Behaviour and Social Networking
You Found Me, Jane McGonigal (author), http://janemcgonigal.com/ Category: Professional Blog/Website Source: Web Topics it covers: How games make us better. Description: This is Jane McGonigal’s website. She has written a book called Reality is Broken – Why games make us better and how they can change the world. Her website is full of great ideas and her research is viewable by the public.
Interactive Storytelling for Video Games: A Player-Centered Approach to Creating Memorable Characters and Stories, Josiah Lebowitz (Author), Chris Klug (Author), Paperback: 336 pages, Publisher: Focal Press; 1 edition (March 15, 2011), Language: English, ISBN-10: 0240817176, ISBN-13: 978-0240817170
The Multiplayer Classroom: Designing Coursework as a Game Lee Sheldon (author) Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: Course Technology PTR; 1 edition (June 9, 2011) Language: English ISBN-10: 1435458443 ISBN-13: 978-1435458444
“Immersion as a Prerequisite of the Didactical Potential of Role-Playing” In: International Journal for Roleplaying; Issue 2 (http://www.marinkacopier.nl/ijrp/wp-content/issue2/IJRPissue2-Article3.pdf)
Henriksen, Thomas Duus (2004): “On the Transmutation of Educational Role-Play.” In Montola & Stenros (2004): Beyond Role and Play, 107-130.
Larsson, Elge (2004): “Participatory Education.” In Montola & Stenros (2004): Beyond Role and Play, 243-247.
Harder, Sanne (2007): “Confessions of a Schoolteacher: Experiences with Roleplaying in Education.” In Donnis, Gade & Thorup (2007): Lifelike, 228-235.
Role-playing as a teaching method, by Sanne Harder (Video) http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=VTezt58Ms0c
LARP: Einblicke – Aufsatzsammlung Zum MittelPunkt 2010 – Methoden und Fallbeispiele – Karsten Dombrowski, editor, softcover, Zauberfeder GmbH, Braunchsweig publisher, languages: German, some in English (including “Four Reasons Why Edu-larp Works” by the assistant principal of Østerskov Efterskole in Denmark), ISBN: 978-3-938922-23-1, printed in Germany, http://zauberfeder-verlag.de/ – covers larp in education